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ORCHESIS DANCE THEATER. n or On stage I this weekend.! I See page 5 Volume 66 Issue 45 wsusignpost.com Friday, November 21, 2003 Weber State University Father of suicide victim pushes forward to help others By Tracy L. Chartier sr. news reporter The Signpost As his voice somberly sorrowed his unforgettable story, Johnny Schumacher recalled the last days of his son's life. It has been more than two years since Schumacher has seen his son. Kurt Dustin Schumacher was 16. He played football and had many friends. Kurt had his whole life ahead of him, but unlike other teens that passed through the tough years of adolescents, he never found the strength to make it through the troubling times and committed suicide. As Schumacher recounted the days before his son's suicide, he said he realizes now that the signs were all there: depressed mood, excessive "To be honest, I thought of suicide, but I didn't believe it. It's like your kid's getting sick. You just know they'll get better." Johnny Schumacher Layton, Utah resident sleep, withdrawal, loss of interest in activities. Schumacher flashed back to a vivid Tuesday night. "As he came through the door, he had a horrible look, a look of death on his face; it was the only way to explain it," Schumacher said. "I said, 'What's wrong Kurt?' It was like I woke him out of a trance, and he got angry." Schumacher said he just couldn't talk to him at that moment. It was like he was paralyzed. "To be honest, I thought of suicide, but I didn't believe it," Schumacher said. "It's like your kid's getting sick. You just know they'll get better." This wretched phase of confusion was briefly eased the next day. It was Wednesday' night, and Schumacher said Kurt was very happy. "I could just feel the contentment coming from him," Schumacher said. "I thought he was getting better." Schumacher realized later that Kurt had made his decision to relieve himself from his inner torment. Kurt had gone to a friend's house to get ammunition for a shotgun. "I was going to ask him if he was thinking of taking his life, but he never came home," Schumacher said. Kurt, indeed, had taken his own life. Suicide ranks as the third-leading cause of death for young people (ages 15-29); only accidents and homicides occur more frequently in the United States according to the American See Suicide page 1 1 Professor nationally recognized for excellence By Heather Hunt-Wood sr. news reporter The Signpost Frank Guluizza is an accomplished professor,to say the least. He is chairman of Weber State University's department of political science and philosophy, the pre-law adviser, the due-process officer and the founder and coach of WSU's nationally ranked intercollegiate mock trial team. He has published articles and reviews in many different journals, including The Marquette Law Review.The Drake Law Review and The Journal of Politics. He has also published a book, as his American Government students know, entitled "Over the Wall; Protecting Religious Expression in the Public Square." And in just this year alone, Guluizza has won two top honors: the Weber State University Hinckley Fellowship Award for excellence in teaching, service and I 2 n J'f I V - ' ) - :: ,1 .,, J 11 Frank Guluizza scholarship, and just last week he became the first WSU professor to be awarded the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Utah Professor of the Year. Kathleen Lukken, WSU academic vice president, personally nominated Guluizza for the Professor of the Year awar d. See Professor page 3 . v 'v. " ( 4 " k 1 r Chess mates among senate Student body Executive Vice President Addy Hall plays a tough game of chess with Education Senator Cody Jones while Jonathan Aubrey, student body academic vice president and Trent Hooper, external relations chairman watch on in the Diversity Center. Jones took home the crown on this game. Mind over matter; overcoming issues behind the food By Natalie Cutler news editor The Signpost Eating Disorders: Part three of three Recovering from an eating disorder is like recovering from any other addiction or substance abuse. There are varying levels of recovery, with some healing completely and others losing their lives to their obsession. "1 explain it in thirds," said Joan Anderson, who has been an eating disorder therapist for the past 32 years. "One-third will get well and never have another problem with it ever inin thev will never even think stress. This could be bad or good stress. For these patients I will help alert them to the warning signs that trigger their disorder. "The other third will never get well ," she added. "For them I just try to help maintain them at the safest level I can." Anderson said it takes approximately two years to fully recover from an eating disorder. "The sooner they get help, the easier it is to get into a recovery pattern," Anderson said. "The longer they wait, the longer it will take, and the more therapy they will have to invest in." Cari Morphet, WSU alumna, said she feels like she has overcome her battle with bulimia. "I feel like it is never something I but it's something I constantly think about. I always think about it. It's not just something I am going to put out of my mind and forget, because it was such a huge part of my life." She said she thinks the core issue for people with eating disorders is that they don't feel good enough about themselves and don't have enough self-esteem. "The problem is at some point they have to get a sense of self-worth that is based on internal things or aspects of their lives," Anderson said. "They have to realize that the world focuses on the external and they will be continually trying to look for a way to satisfy the world." Sharon St. John, South "Ogden therapist, said she works with her patients "The problem is at some point they have to get a sense of self-worth that is based on internal things or aspects of their lives." Joan Anderson eating disorder therapist come their eating disorders. These steps include working on their environment, behavior, capabilities and values. "We work on the belief that what you do in life situations, your whole life, is develop capabilities," St. John said. "You do your all kinds of excellent, marvelous, hard difficult thincs. but we never what we do at that point is help map that over so you can take your strength , courage and determination or whatever and use it to help the eating disorder." St. John said another step they work on is identity. '"I am bulimic' or T am anorexic' is often the identitv that people take

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ORCHESIS DANCE THEATER. n or On stage I this weekend.! I See page 5 Volume 66 Issue 45 wsusignpost.com Friday, November 21, 2003 Weber State University Father of suicide victim pushes forward to help others By Tracy L. Chartier sr. news reporter The Signpost As his voice somberly sorrowed his unforgettable story, Johnny Schumacher recalled the last days of his son's life. It has been more than two years since Schumacher has seen his son. Kurt Dustin Schumacher was 16. He played football and had many friends. Kurt had his whole life ahead of him, but unlike other teens that passed through the tough years of adolescents, he never found the strength to make it through the troubling times and committed suicide. As Schumacher recounted the days before his son's suicide, he said he realizes now that the signs were all there: depressed mood, excessive "To be honest, I thought of suicide, but I didn't believe it. It's like your kid's getting sick. You just know they'll get better." Johnny Schumacher Layton, Utah resident sleep, withdrawal, loss of interest in activities. Schumacher flashed back to a vivid Tuesday night. "As he came through the door, he had a horrible look, a look of death on his face; it was the only way to explain it," Schumacher said. "I said, 'What's wrong Kurt?' It was like I woke him out of a trance, and he got angry." Schumacher said he just couldn't talk to him at that moment. It was like he was paralyzed. "To be honest, I thought of suicide, but I didn't believe it," Schumacher said. "It's like your kid's getting sick. You just know they'll get better." This wretched phase of confusion was briefly eased the next day. It was Wednesday' night, and Schumacher said Kurt was very happy. "I could just feel the contentment coming from him," Schumacher said. "I thought he was getting better." Schumacher realized later that Kurt had made his decision to relieve himself from his inner torment. Kurt had gone to a friend's house to get ammunition for a shotgun. "I was going to ask him if he was thinking of taking his life, but he never came home," Schumacher said. Kurt, indeed, had taken his own life. Suicide ranks as the third-leading cause of death for young people (ages 15-29); only accidents and homicides occur more frequently in the United States according to the American See Suicide page 1 1 Professor nationally recognized for excellence By Heather Hunt-Wood sr. news reporter The Signpost Frank Guluizza is an accomplished professor,to say the least. He is chairman of Weber State University's department of political science and philosophy, the pre-law adviser, the due-process officer and the founder and coach of WSU's nationally ranked intercollegiate mock trial team. He has published articles and reviews in many different journals, including The Marquette Law Review.The Drake Law Review and The Journal of Politics. He has also published a book, as his American Government students know, entitled "Over the Wall; Protecting Religious Expression in the Public Square." And in just this year alone, Guluizza has won two top honors: the Weber State University Hinckley Fellowship Award for excellence in teaching, service and I 2 n J'f I V - ' ) - :: ,1 .,, J 11 Frank Guluizza scholarship, and just last week he became the first WSU professor to be awarded the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Utah Professor of the Year. Kathleen Lukken, WSU academic vice president, personally nominated Guluizza for the Professor of the Year awar d. See Professor page 3 . v 'v. " ( 4 " k 1 r Chess mates among senate Student body Executive Vice President Addy Hall plays a tough game of chess with Education Senator Cody Jones while Jonathan Aubrey, student body academic vice president and Trent Hooper, external relations chairman watch on in the Diversity Center. Jones took home the crown on this game. Mind over matter; overcoming issues behind the food By Natalie Cutler news editor The Signpost Eating Disorders: Part three of three Recovering from an eating disorder is like recovering from any other addiction or substance abuse. There are varying levels of recovery, with some healing completely and others losing their lives to their obsession. "1 explain it in thirds," said Joan Anderson, who has been an eating disorder therapist for the past 32 years. "One-third will get well and never have another problem with it ever inin thev will never even think stress. This could be bad or good stress. For these patients I will help alert them to the warning signs that trigger their disorder. "The other third will never get well ," she added. "For them I just try to help maintain them at the safest level I can." Anderson said it takes approximately two years to fully recover from an eating disorder. "The sooner they get help, the easier it is to get into a recovery pattern," Anderson said. "The longer they wait, the longer it will take, and the more therapy they will have to invest in." Cari Morphet, WSU alumna, said she feels like she has overcome her battle with bulimia. "I feel like it is never something I but it's something I constantly think about. I always think about it. It's not just something I am going to put out of my mind and forget, because it was such a huge part of my life." She said she thinks the core issue for people with eating disorders is that they don't feel good enough about themselves and don't have enough self-esteem. "The problem is at some point they have to get a sense of self-worth that is based on internal things or aspects of their lives," Anderson said. "They have to realize that the world focuses on the external and they will be continually trying to look for a way to satisfy the world." Sharon St. John, South "Ogden therapist, said she works with her patients "The problem is at some point they have to get a sense of self-worth that is based on internal things or aspects of their lives." Joan Anderson eating disorder therapist come their eating disorders. These steps include working on their environment, behavior, capabilities and values. "We work on the belief that what you do in life situations, your whole life, is develop capabilities," St. John said. "You do your all kinds of excellent, marvelous, hard difficult thincs. but we never what we do at that point is help map that over so you can take your strength , courage and determination or whatever and use it to help the eating disorder." St. John said another step they work on is identity. '"I am bulimic' or T am anorexic' is often the identitv that people take